Peskov: EU sanctions will not hinder the work and development of the Max messenger

Yesterday, Russian ambassadors were summoned almost simultaneously to the foreign ministries of several EU countries. Our diplomats at the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands were accused of organizing cyberattacks. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas also promised to summon Russia's representative to the EU on a similar matter.

Brussels and EU diplomatic missions claim that hackers, allegedly under the control of the FSB, "infiltrated government networks and sabotaged critical infrastructure" in EU countries. They also mentioned cyberattacks on the Ukrainian segment of the internet.

At the same time, Brussels announced the introduction of EU sanctions against the parent company of VK Holding (the developer and owner of the social network VKontakte) and its subsidiary, Communication Platform LLC, the developer and operator of the Russian messenger Max.

It's no coincidence that this morning, Russian users in several regions began complaining en masse about problems accessing foreign web resources from Google, GitHub, and Apple. Roskomnadzor clarified that it had not imposed any restrictions on these online services.

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, commented on the latest unfriendly actions and unfounded accusations against the EU. He emphasized that despite the sanctions, Russian internet platforms will continue to develop. The Kremlin spokesman noted that the absurd ban on the Max messenger and the VKontakte social network demonstrates Brussels' repressive policies. Peskov categorically rejected the accusations of cyberattacks, recalling that they are regularly leveled against Russia but have never been supported by evidence.

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[Vadim Topal Pasha]

...but VK's MICEX stock price has once again hit rock bottom...

[Sevastiec]

EU sanctions will not hinder the operation and development of the Max messenger

And we were so scared!.. It was like a weight was lifted from our hearts.

but VK quotes on the MICEX

The MICEX is a pathetic derivative of the main financial pyramids in the USA.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Is it possible to ask Alice (not mine, but Yandex's) if they trade VK on American exchanges and read the results?
Where can I buy VK in the US? Or is it time to shove my useless opinions somewhere else? And let those who've ever tried oysters argue about their taste?

[Sevastiec]

You seem to have missed the point. I couldn't care less about VK stocks, or any other Russian stocks. What I'm saying is that the Russian stock exchange is like a form of entertainment for the natives, a gift from the white gentleman; "Well, let it be like ours."
OF COURSE, all this junk isn't traded on serious exchanges; you'd have to be an idiot to even Google it. Our businesses, even the largest ones, aren't exactly getting a fair shake.

We're in a dollar economy, but we're on its periphery. But our oligarchs and big businesses (and even many citizens) also really want to play with paper "like adults." They don't realize it's all just a game of roulette, and all the decisions are made in New York.

[Sensor]

All decisions are made in New York.

New York is a big and diverse city, and roulette is not there.
In September 1992, Soros placed the ball on zero and, without spinning the roulette wheel, "won" $1 billion and lost the British pound. See Black Wednesday 1992.
Let's not forget about the Federal Reserve, an independent coalition of bankers that directly controls the dollar exchange rate.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

You're missing the point! Admitting you lost a point while playing a game of chance is unseemly. But blowing a couple million on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange is something else entirely! :)
However, VK isn't listed on American exchanges. And its price isn't directly determined there. If only because no one there gives a damn about VK! :) So there's no point in slandering Russian sovereignty! /laughs/ :)

[Sevastiec]

Russia lacks financial sovereignty, that's a fact. And it only partially possesses economic sovereignty, again due to the monetary policy.

On July 14, trading in the WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) futures contract began on the futures market. The contract specifications are based on a quote in US dollars per barrel.

On the Russian exchange, pricing is determined in dollars. It was 26... For ten years now, it's been "BRICS-national currencies-war against the West-all that jazz."
And our economy is suffocating from a lack of money. The M2 aggregator is around 60%. But we can't print our own money because the IMF won't let us.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Well, yeah... something like that... :(

[Alexey Lantukh]

In Russia, the stock market is generally underdeveloped and therefore not as important as in the US. The stock exchange is merely an intermediary in buy-and-sell transactions and a place to find out who holds how many shares. The MICEX quotes are merely an indicator of the economic health of joint-stock companies and the state.

[Sevastiec]

Yes, I essentially answered the person above.

[Amigo.]

It's interesting that Kirienko and his company have a "talking head" in their corner.

[Dedok]

It's interesting that Kireyenko and company have a "talking head" in their dolphin business.

nope, just a backup dancer...

[Apprentice_SAM]

Quote: Amigo.

talking head

Judging by this photo for the article, it's clear why it's called "Leopold"

[Silver99]

Why do Russian officials blog on Telegram (banned in Russia)? Can they share what kind of VPN they use?

[Horizon]

Apparently out of habit (or perhaps not much intelligence), like many citizens...
Well, it's a good messenger, but not worse than Max...

[Peter1First]

The KAKAO messenger distribution on Rustora weighs 130 MB, while MAX is 30 MB—guess which one is more convenient and secure...

[Horizon]

I haven't used cocoa and I don't plan to.
Max suits me perfectly.
Telegram used to be pretty good, but a couple of months ago its interface changed significantly and became more complicated. It became less user-friendly.

[Pavel57]

And my Max started to fly off the handle, I can’t watch more than one news item.

[Horizon]

It's strange. I haven't noticed anything like that in myself.
It works, dog, perfectly.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

And if the answers to these two questions are different, then how should we answer? :))))

[AleksByk]

What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to a bull... Well, you get the idea.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

No, you don't get it! Are you just calling officials gods or bulls? :))))

[AleksByk]

This is a metaphor (a stylistic device in which a word or expression is used figuratively: one phenomenon or object is described through the properties and attributes of another, based on their similarities).

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

You're being completely ridiculous. Could you sign your life insurance policy for me? You, so smart, will definitely get killed, but at least I'll get the insurance! :)))))

[Amigo.]

Well, that's how it is with the officials ))))))))))))

[ximkim]

Peskov: EU sanctions will not hinder the work and development of the Max messenger

As Putin and co used to say - sanctions are only beneficial?
This is the first time I agree with them.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: ximkim

He emphasized that despite sanctions, Russian internet platforms will continue to develop.

Moreover, I completely agree with Peskov that Western sanctions will not affect the work of Max.
Even without them, Roskomnadzor will do everything it needs to make people's lives as difficult as possible.

[esoteric]

Moreover, I completely agree with Peskov that Western sanctions will not affect the work of Max.
Even without them, Roskomnadzor will do everything it needs to make people's lives as difficult as possible.

Maybe you could answer the question of why all European Roskomnadzor (regulators) have long since banned everything related to Russia. They don't even work on Russian Telegram channels, since they were also banned by European regulators.
American YouTube has completely eliminated all channels that don't engage in anti-Russian propaganda and disinformation, even completely harmless history channels that describe Russian history differently from how it is usually described in the West.

So tell me, if it's not a secret, why are European regulators cool, but Russian ones aren't?

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Well, if only because some people still watch imported ones, but ours don't. Because propaganda remains as shabby as it was under the tsars and the communists. They just ate up the dough. And nothing's changed for hundreds of years. People don't trust the state a priori.

[Zoldat_A]

"Psychology and Ethics of Business Communication" edited by V. Lavrinenko, textbook for universities, 6th edition, Moscow, 2005.
Read at your leisure. Informative.

[esoteric]

I see, that's what I thought.

The drain, as they say, is counted.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: esoterica

The drain, as they say, is counted.

I come here to respectfully communicate with well-mannered people, not to be rude in the comments. Therefore, I consider this conversation over, although there were some successful attempts before.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: esoterica

American YouTube has completely eliminated all channels that don't engage in anti-Russian propaganda and disinformation, even completely harmless historical channels that describe Russian history differently from how it is usually described in the West.

Where did you get this information? Could you please share how you found out about this, since YouTube doesn't even work in Russia with a VPN?
According to your list, Spitsyn, Zhukov and Komolov are considered agents of anti-Russian propaganda?
So, I watched their channels on YouTube until the very end, until Roskomnadzor blocked that very YouTube.

[Aken]

With a VPN, YouTube can be accessed on a PC. And Telegram too.
AdGuardVPN

[K_4]

Are you kidding me? Everything opens perfectly fine without any tricks.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: K_4

Are you kidding me? Everything opens perfectly fine without any tricks.

No. For about a month now, I haven't been able to access the internet at all from my home computer. The speed seems decent, thanks to the fiber optic connection.

[K_4]

Amnesia, which is WG, for YouTube, the Uboost plugin and no problems.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: K_4

Amnesia, which is WG, for YouTube, the Uboost plugin and no problems.

Thanks for the advice. I downloaded Uboost and everything worked fine in Chrome!

[K_4]

You should also try HyperTube, I like it even more.

[Sotskiy]

Quote from Aken

With a VPN, YouTube can be accessed on a PC. And Telegram too.
AdGuardVPN

AdGuard VPN is a backup, but it still doesn't work.

[Aken]

Everything works for me without any problems.

[Sotskiy]

Quote from Aken

Everything works for me without any problems.

I would attribute it to the connection, but Telegram and WhatsApp work, but YouTube does not.
That's why I came to this conclusion.

[Mishka78]

Everything opens perfectly on both a computer and a mobile phone.
Well, as an option, check out zapret on GitHub; it also works on PC.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: Mishka78

Well, as an option, check out zapret on GitHub; it also works on PC.

Thank. I'll try.

[Sotskiy]

Checked - 404...

On July 10, 2026, the zapret-discord-youtube repository and the Flowseal developer's GitHub account became unavailable, with pages returning a 404 error.

[Mishka78]

Quote: Sovetskiy

Checked - 404...

I checked - it works... both from my phone and from my computer. Your carrier is probably being too strict.

[Taimen]

And with the free Browsec, it's the same. Those who seek will always find. Yandex Browser.

[esoteric]

According to your list, Spitsyn, Zhukov and Komolov are considered agents of anti-Russian propaganda?
So, I watched their channels on YouTube until the very end, until Roskomnadzor blocked that very YouTube. Wink

I don't know who Spitsyn, Komolov, and the others are, but if they're not on the list, they can easily open their own channels on Russian platforms.

As for everything else, YouTube was given a condition: if it starts cutting out Russian channels that it doesn't like and that don't reflect Western trends, Russia will block full access to YouTube in response.
If it is not clear: Any mutually respectful relationship is a two-way street.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: esoterica

I don't know who Spitsyn and Komolov are.

So, find out who they are and why YouTube is "condoning" the spread of their leftist views.
Probably potential "foreign agents," nothing else.

[Alexander_K]

As for everything else, YouTube was given a condition

Our YouTube preferences are all the same: if you don't want to watch it, don't watch it. But the conditions the US government sets are binding. Therefore, it's foolish of us to impose any conditions on it. It's just a product, like in a store. Why would a buyer impose conditions on a seller?

[Normal]

Everything works fine with a VPN. YouTube, Telegram, and everything else that can't be accessed without it.

[Sotskiy]

Quote: Normal

Everything works fine with a VPN. YouTube, Telegram, and everything else that can't be accessed without it.

I'm using Happ VPN, which is paid, and AdGuard VPN, which is free. I've been unable to access YouTube from my cable (not mobile) internet for a month now. As for the mobile phone, I completely forgot about the last time I worked.

[Normal]

Uncle Vanya VPN. I've been using it for over six months. No issues. Opens everything.

[Alexander_K]

1. The Russophobic actions of the European regulators are a problem for local residents, and to some extent, for our cyber troops. It's too much of our concern to discuss.
2. Roskomnadzor causes the biggest problems with blocking imported resources and messaging apps. Domestic replacements are wretched and of poor quality. It's like ordering everyone to drive domestic cars. Anyone who's driven a foreign car understands what I mean. A similarly stupid move is their self-imposed ban on Russian gas.
3. No one thinks that everything they have is good and everything we have is bad. But the opposite doesn't work either. Things aren't great here, to put it mildly. And banning WhatsApp, Telegram, and YouTube is stupid and inconvenient, without any practical benefit. And even children laugh at the excuse that it's to fight fraudsters.

[Alexander_K]

By the way, they are also outraged, here is an example: https://topwar.ru/286258-evropejskie-banki-trebujut-kompensacij-ubytkov-iz-za-antirossijskih-sankcij.html

[seamen2]

*And even children laugh at the excuse that this is a fight against fraudsters.*

Especially when their teachers tell them about the dangers of VPNs...

[Aken]

Russian channels didn't have to be banned. They're of little interest to anyone in the West. No one there noticed their disappearance.
But if Russia is disconnected from planet Earth, we will be thrown back into the 20th century.

[esoteric]

But if Russia is disconnected from planet Earth, we will be thrown back into the 20th century.

And how does China manage to live where it has everything of its own, but there is no access to YouTube, WhatsApp, or Telegram?

[BonchB]

There is still a difference, and I'd say it's huge... China has created high-quality, feature-rich alternatives that have survived several brutal rounds of competitive market struggle, both among domestic and foreign products. Their messaging apps and ecosystems have been constantly improving, offering unique features, and have organically become the best on the market... And users have chosen them themselves. The same is true in Korea and Japan. Here, however, through crude bans, unfair competition, lobbying, and administrative leverage, they forcefully force upon users a crude, uncompetitive, and downright inferior product. And yes, it's still unclear why an app from a private monopoly has suddenly become "national" in our country, so much so that it's being tacked on to government services.

[Aken]

Everything in China is no worse developed than in the West. But the main thing is, Western information technology isn't really needed there. They're different civilizations. And we either have Western services or homegrown, village-level ones.

[esoteric]

In China, everything is no worse developed than in the West.

What exactly is less developed in China than in the West, especially in light of the fact that Western countries are now wanting to adopt China’s experience?

We either have Western services or home-grown, village-level ones.

You're living in some mythical notion of what's going on in the West. I've lived in Western Europe and the US. And I can say with complete confidence that everything in Moscow is much higher quality and more convenient than in any European or American city.
Russians who live in China say that Moscow is simply the Stone Age compared to the development that is taking place in China.

[Aken]

What exactly is less developed in China than in the West?

I wrote NO worse.

You live by some mythical ideas.

Compare YouTube and the pathetic RuTube. RuTube's wretchedness is not a myth. It's a sad reality.
YouTube fills the entire planet with information. RuTube is a village get-together.

[Taimen]

Those Chinese have everything they want. Just like us. Anyone who wants it will always find a way. Movies, torrents, songs, and everything else.

[Kmet]

Oh, yeah... You're right! I recently tried using the Swipe tool. Honestly, I didn't think that blue, half-ellipsis cursor would cause so much irritation in such a short period of use (you can't see anything behind it, and it's hard to hit the line, and generally figure out where you're writing if you're editing text). So, I tried it for a bit, and I finally got rid of the Swipe tool. Whatever the experience, it was an experience.

[Aken]

Enemies slander that once you install it, you'll have spyware forever. Removing it is useless. The only solution is a complete reformat of the hard drives. Even a factory reset won't save the phone.

[Kmet]

Well, let them install their spyware. I didn't install this miracle on my main phone, but on one I don't use. It's only connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot for network connectivity. So, let Comrade Major do whatever he wants there: it's as empty as a can of worms.

[2 Level Advisor]

Why is the fate of a PRIVATE, rather than a state-owned, messenger so concerning to Mr. Peskov and other government officials?

[Vladimir-78]

Probably because one of the government members is pushing it, since his son did it. But that's just an assumption, not a definitive one.

[AlexSam]

Quote: Level 2 Advisor

Why is the fate of a PRIVATE, rather than a state-owned, messenger so concerning to Mr. Peskov and other government officials?

Because VK is being run by the son of the head of the presidential administration. Peskov, a dyed-in-the-wool liberal who secretly dreams of returning to 2013 or, at the very least, 2021, is offended that the luminaries of democracy have so cruelly and vilely abused the instruments of total control over the rabble, which are in the hands of another dyed-in-the-wool liberal who secretly dreams of being appointed by the luminaries to control what remains of Russia after their victory. The masters have their own emotional pains, which we, in their eyes, slaves and rabble, refuse to understand, accept, or share.

[Dedok]

Why is the fate of a PRIVATE, and not a state-owned, messenger so concerning to Mr. Peskov and other government officials?

This has already been written:

It's interesting that Kirienko and his company are involved in a "talking head"

[Zaurbek]

Why don't they interfere? Inside Russia, for example, you can't install it on an iPhone anymore.
Outside of Russia, they will be excluded from app stores.
This also shows how liberal the West is in its attitude towards alternative messengers.
And the pedo-liberal community does not write letters to the Council of Europe about this.

[paul3390]

The absurd ban on the Max messenger and the VKontakte social network

And who banned Telegram and WhatsApp? Wasn't that absurd? If not, then why such groans when you were turned on for a reply? You blocked theirs, they're yours, a simple exchange of pleasantries. Were you expecting anything else? It's war, after all. It's your choice, it smacks of some kind of Ukrainianism—like, what's wrong with us?

[esoteric]

And who banned Telegram and WhatsApp? Wasn't that absurd? If not, then why all the groaning when you were given the option to reply?

In Europe, Telegram was given the opportunity to either comply with European internet regulators and comply with all EU regulations, or it would be blocked within the EU.
Some went even further, arresting Durov under trumped-up pretexts. Then they set a condition: either he fully disclose the protocol or face imprisonment in a democratic prison. Durov, of course, chose freedom, but he handed over complete control of Telegram and its users to European intelligence agencies.

Russia constantly imposes the same exact conditions on Telegram, no different from the conditions it set for the European Union. An even easier option would be for Telegram to close channels within Russia at Roskomnadzor's request. For those with visual or comprehension difficulties, I'll repeat: The European Union put forward all these conditions to Durov, otherwise his messenger would be blocked.
Durov agreed to the EU's terms, but not Russia's. Therefore, Telegram was banned in Russia.

Russian authorities demanded that Meta begin combating fraudulent phone numbers from WhatsApp. Meta ignored them.

[paul3390]

Don't you find it funny? Do you really think that's the real reason? And have there been significantly fewer scammers now?

What difference does it make who put forward what to whom? Note that I'm not condemning the very idea of ​​a national messenger in this regard; what's outrageous is the clumsiness with which they're forcibly cramming in a half-baked product from a private shop... Meanwhile, they're waving a sabre, smashing the well-established channels of a bunch of people on Telegram.

But complaints that we, too, have been banned from doing anything in the West are ridiculous and absurd. We bomb, and they bomb us. Alas, such is the current reality.

[archiroll]

Make statuses EPmna!

[Gardamir]

Here on VO, the rules say that you have to write in Russian. I'm wondering if we forgot the Russian letter "X" or if we're reading the messenger's name in Latin. When will they issue a directive to read and write in Latin?

[Dedok]

And when will the decree be issued to read and write in Latin?

you made me laugh

[esoteric]

When the super-genius Putin was building a Great Russia, the wicked idea of ​​having his own national manager, his own video hosting site, and everything else of his own—in case his "dear partners" suddenly declared war—didn't enter his super-genius head.
Everything that the wise Chinese did, knowing in advance how it would all end for them when Western fascists began to democratize China for encroaching on a part of the financial world that should have belonged to them.
China has been following exactly this path. They have everything of their own – instant messengers, video hosting sites, online media, etc.

[valera75]

Quote: esoterica

China has been following exactly this path. They have everything of their own – instant messengers, video hosting sites, online media, etc.

China still has its own axis, smartphones, and all consumer electronics. Build an entire smart home from your own hardware and software.

[Alexander_K]

China has been going down this exact path. It has everything of its own.

I wouldn't want to live in China; its greatness comes at a very high price for ordinary Chinese. It's a poor example. Besides, it's one thing when they don't give us, for example, machine tools or technology. It's another thing when our leaders forbid us from good things, like how jeans were hard to come by in the USSR. Even though the leaders themselves use Telegram, follow Vika Bonya on Instagram, spend millions on VPNs for municipalities, drive foreign cars, and so on.

[esoteric]

I wouldn't want to live in China, its greatness comes at a very high price for ordinary Chinese people.

At what high price?
The Chinese's entire success is due to their hard work and intelligence (which we never had in the late USSR, and especially not now).
China has now become a destination for Europeans, Americans, and Russians. Yes, there really are a lot of Russians there.

[Alexander_K]

At what high price?
All the success of the Chinese is due to hard work and intelligence

It's a long story about the harsh system of almost forced labor, social credit, imported intelligence and technology, and the enormous number of prohibitions, especially during the period of economic development. This certainly won't work for our people. Things are better there now, especially for those with money. Although, with money, you can live well anywhere.

[AlexSam]

At least some positive message from Europe...

[Ivan№One]

The Kremlin spokesman noted that the absurd ban on the Max messenger and the VKontakte social network...

Is "slowing down" Telegram or YouTube less absurd?

[S. Viktorovich]

Peskov: The absurd ban on the Telegram messenger demonstrates a repressive policy...

[Million]

Is Max still being developed? It's not noticeable. It's the worst messenger in terms of usability.

[seamen2]

A messenger that is forced on government employees and other dependents cannot be good to begin with.
Those who have the opportunity are fighting off this latest *concern* of the party and government.

[Comrade Kim]

Quote from Silver99

Why do Russian officials blog on Telegram (banned in Russia)? Can they share what kind of VPN they use?

Israeli.
Because it is easier for the Judeo-fascists to read the messages of "our" elite.

[Roman_4]

Quote: Sovetskiy

Quote: K_4

Are you kidding me? Everything opens perfectly fine without any tricks.

No. For about a month now, I haven't been able to access the internet at all from my home computer. The speed seems decent, thanks to the fiber optic connection.

Your operator is apparently on the front lines of blocking, practicing filtering and blocking tactics.
By the way, for those of you who have everything working perfectly all the time, don't be too happy or clap your hands in joy. They just haven't gotten to you yet. It's not your turn. 85 billion have been allocated for blocking, and they're currently using it. The plan is to route ALL foreign traffic through gateways that will block everything except what they want to allow. And no Super VPN will help. And for the same reason, they're banning all the most modern means of communication, including satellite internet access. They'll decide for us, like in the USSR, what we should watch and what ideas we should have.
And the funniest thing is that this is being done by globalists, through our government, who want to divide peoples in this way to simplify governance.